Cyperus macrorrhizus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus macrorrhizus

Name

Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees, 1834

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus pungens var. elatus Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)
  • Cyperus pungens var. multiceps Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)
  • Cyperus pungens var. tenuis Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)

Homonyms

• Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 369 (1882), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus capitatus Vand. in Fasc. Pl.: 5 (1771)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Eastern Africa Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Southwestern Asia Iran, Palestine References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in R.Wight, 1834. Contr. Bot. India: 73

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus macrorrhizus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus macrorrhizus. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus macrorrhizus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 June 2025. Reference page.